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A Goodreads user asked this question about The Long Way Home (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #10):
anyone read this yet? How does it stack up against her other Gamache novels?
Joanne Huber It is different. I loved it, but it is a very different novel - more about the artist's journey, and about relationships (though they all are, but her…moreIt is different. I loved it, but it is a very different novel - more about the artist's journey, and about relationships (though they all are, but here it is less obfuscated by the mystery). The structure is atypical for a murder mystery (what the mysteries really are is best seen in hindsight, as with any book you may figure things out as you go, but this is not an intellectual puzzle). Between the structure, the more literary themes and the fact that this book expects the reader to experience sadness over broken lives (something only a small percentage of mystery fiction really does, despite dealing with sudden death and characters who intentionally damage one another) this one may appeal less to people who mainly read crime fiction.

Personally, I like Clara more and more as she grows (I mention this in response to some of the other answers to this query). To some extent she was an older manic pixie dream girl at the start of the series. By book ten we know her better and the events of the series have given her independence that would have terrified Still Life Clara.(less)
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